Trump to meet with Senate Republicans next week ahead of tax vote

President Donald Trump will head to Capitol Hill next week to huddle with Senate Republicans as they prepare to pass their own tax overhaul when lawmakers return from the Thanksgiving break.

Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, who chairs the Senate Republican Policy Committee, made the announcement Friday. Trump made a similar visit to the House Republican Conference shortly before that chamber passed its tax legislation last week.

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“We look forward to welcoming President Trump to the Senate again next Tuesday,” Barrasso, the fourth-ranking Senate GOP official, said in a statement Friday. “This is a historic opportunity for our conference and the president to build on our momentum to give Americans the tax relief they’ve been waiting for.”

Trump is also scheduled to meet separately with the top four congressional leaders – Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York – later that day.